Mayor: Tax hike will cure Bethel's drug problems

Oct. 15, 2013

'We have a drug problem in this town,' said Bethel Mayor Alan Ausman. If the upcoming tax-hike proposal for the police department doesn't pass, the department will be left without enough resources to combat the problem, he said. / Patrick Reddy/Staff

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Bethel voters will decide whether to approve a property tax increase for the police department this November. Without the levy, drugs could continue to plague the village, the mayor said. / Keith BieryGolick/The Community Press